News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Deliberations have started in the trial of a Russian soldier who is the first to go on trial for an alleged war crime in Ukraine.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 20, 2022
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin has pleaded guilty and admitted killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilan during the first days of the war. https://t.co/IyL7VbVPR6
Finland's state-owned energy company warned that Russia will halt natural gas exports tomorrow after it refused to make payments in rubles.
— Axios (@axios) May 20, 2022
It would be the third European country to lose gas imports from Russia.
https://t.co/4zEEzrMCMZ
US intelligence officials are skeptical that a change in Russian public opinion against the Kremlin's war in Ukraine would have an effect in persuading Vladimir Putin to end the conflict, according to multiple sources familiar with the latest intelligence https://t.co/YPYwmDfhQ0
— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2022
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Russian athletes and officials who have been banned from international sporting events because of the war in Ukraine are being protected rather than punished. https://t.co/7gYH8NWHRk
— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2022
Trevor Reed, the former Marine who returned home last month after being jailed in Russia for nearly 3 years, says he was held in egregious conditions in a psychiatric treatment facility where he feared for his life and lost hope of returning home. https://t.co/5zIaN2GEpP
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2022
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, pressed Arizona lawmakers to help reverse Donald Trump’s loss, according to emails https://t.co/RfSWuGBkW5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2022
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies announced plans to strengthen epidemiological early-warning systems to detect infectious diseases with pandemic potential following the emergence of the coronavirus more than two years ago. https://t.co/kBYR4geCT4
— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2022
The omicron variant, though extremely contagious, was considered less deadly than delta. New research shows that wasn't always the case. https://t.co/EP04Qh2thR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2022
Still grieving, family members of the ten Black people massacred at a Buffalo supermarket called on the country to confront and stop racist violence. https://t.co/FdIu46iQ0Y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 20, 2022
Two U.S. Secret Service employees have been “placed on administrative leave” following an “off-duty incident” amid President Biden’s trip to Asia this week https://t.co/maMEHqeI1V
— POLITICO (@politico) May 20, 2022
Elon Musk denied allegations that he sexually harassed a SpaceX flight attendant in 2016 in a series of late-night tweets https://t.co/WXntP2iG2B
— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2022
Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine after being held in contempt by a New York judge https://t.co/vMIGO1O2in
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 20, 2022
